I had top-secret clearance and everything. I was working on a couple of projects that would keep me involved in Desert Storm. I was in the mix, which is scary.
Many of the engineers I interviewed worked on reverse-engineering technology. It's a hallmark of Area 51.
There have been a couple of things I've been involved in launching that have been a bit more public, but I've always had other things tipping away in the background.
What's extraordinary about Cobra Mist, and so much of what went on at Orford, was that the public were completely oblivious to it.
The Federal government does not have any information about extraterrestrial life to conceal, and there are no secret projects for me to investigate.
Engineers working in the 'black world' of classified military projects are often referred to in military circles as 'black hats.' There are a lot of jokes about the difference between 'white hats' and their spooky counterparts.
Well I'm still working on The Incredibles. So I'm going to take a little time off. I've got a couple of tricks up my sleeve. I'm not ready to talk about them yet, but expect the unexpected.
I do a lot of things behind the scenes. I do a lot of things that don't hit the headlines.
The great secret behind classified projects is that most of them are so utterly boring and uninteresting that James Bond wouldn't even take a second look at them.
